Mary Ellen Chase, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mary Ellen Chase

American educator, teacher, scholar, and author

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1887

Place of Birth: Blue Hill, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1973

Profession: writer, university teacher, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Mary Ellen Chase

  • Mary Ellen Chase (24 February 1887 – 28 July 1973) was an American educator, teacher, scholar, and author.
  • She is regarded as one of the most important regional literary figures of the early twentieth century. Born in Blue Hill, Maine, Chase received her Ph.D.
  • in English from the University of Minnesota where she served as an assistant professor from 1922 to 1926.
  • She taught at Smith College starting in 1926 until her retirement in 1955.
  • She was the lifelong companion of Eleanor Duckett, a medieval scholar whom she met at Smith, and with whom she lived in Northampton until her death.
  • Two adjoining residence halls on the Smith campus are named for Chase and Duckett.Chase wrote more than 30 books, many using her cherished Maine heritage as the setting.
  • Her most famous of these works include Mary Peters, Silas Crockett, Windswept, and Edge of Darkness. Chase died in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.

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